Event organized by Operation Shower helps mums-to-be, many of whom face at least part of pregnancy without spouse
The trappings for this baby shower were like those held for any expecting mother: fruit salads, balloons, tables meticulously covered with clothes and cut sunflowers in vases.

But the luncheon held in Chicago on Tuesday was about more than loading up the guests of honor with blankets and cakes fashioned out of diapers. It was about thanking the 40 wives of military men for dealing with pregnancy while their husbands serve during wartime, the founder of the group that hosted the party.